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PS 214 Michael Friedsam is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 727 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Its teachers have had 37 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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PS 214 Michael Friedsam
$18,339
raised using DonorsChoose
37
projects
funded
22
teachers
funded
162
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
5
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
PS 214 Michael Friedsam has received support from
111 individuals from New York and
51 individuals out-of-state.